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ISSN-1079-7832 A Publication of the Immortalist Society Longevity Through Technology Volume 48 - Number 01 www.immortalistsociety.org www.cryonics.org www.americancryonics.org Who will be there for YOU? Don’t wait to make your plans. Your life may depend on it. Suspended Animation fields teams of specially trained cardio-thoracic surgeons, cardiac perfusionists and other medical professionals with state-of-the-art equipment to provide stabilization care for Cryonics Institute members in the continental U.S. Cryonics Institute members can contract with Suspended Animation for comprehensive standby, stabilization and transport services using life insurance or other payment options. Speak to a nurse today about how to sign up. Call 1-949-482-2150 or email [email protected] MKMCAD160206 216 605.83A SuspendAnim_Ad_1115.indd 1 11/12/15 4:42 PM Why should You join the Cryonics Institute? The Cryonics Institute is the world’s leading non-profit cryonics organization bringing state of the art cryonic suspensions to the public at the most affordable price. CI was founded by the “father of cryonics,” Robert C.W. Ettinger in 1976 as a means to preserve life at liquid nitrogen temperatures. It is hoped that as the future unveils newer and more sophisticated medical nanotechnology, people preserved by CI may be restored to youth and health. 1) Cryonic Preservation 7) Funding Programs Membership qualifies you to arrange and fund a vitrification Cryopreservation with CI can be funded through approved (anti-crystallization) perfusion and cooling upon legal death, life insurance policies issued in the USA or other countries. followed by long-term storage in liquid nitrogen. Instead of Prepayment and other options for funding are also available to certain death, you and your loved ones could have a chance at CI members. rejuvenated, healthy physical revival. 8) Cutting-Edge Cryonics Information 2) Affordable Cryopreservation Members currently receive free access to Long Life Magazine The Cryonics Institute (CI) offers full-body cryopreservation for as online or an optional paid print subscription, as well as access to little as $28,000. our exclusive members-only email discussion forum. 3) Affordable Membership 9) Additional Preservation Services Become a Lifetime Member for a one-time payment of only CI offers a sampling kit, shipping and long-term liquid nitrogen $1,250, with no dues to pay. Or join as a Yearly Member with a storage of tissues and DNA from members, their families or pets $75 inititation fee and dues of just $120 per year, payable by for just $98. check, credit card or PayPal. 10) Support Education and Research 4) Lower Prices for Spouses and Children Membership fees help CI, among other things, to fund The cost of a Lifetime Membership for a spouse of a Lifetime important cryonics research and public outreach, education and Member is half-price and minor children of a Lifetime Member information programs to advance the science of cryonics. receive membership free of charge until the child turns 18 years of age. 11) Member Ownership and Control CI Members are the ultimate authority in the organization and 5) Quality of Treatment own all CI assets. They elect the Board of Directors, from whom CI employed a Ph.D level cryobiologist to develop CI-VM-1, CI’s are chosen our officers. CI members also can change the Bylaws vitrification mixture which can help prevent crystalline formation of the organization (except for corporate purposes). at cryogenic temperatures. The choice is clear: Irreversible physical death, dissolution and 6) Locally-Trained Funeral Directors decay, or the possibility of a vibrant and joyful renewed life. CI’s use of Locally-Trained Funeral Directors means that our Don’t you want that chance for yourself, your spouse, parents members can get knowledgeable, licensed care. Or members and children? can arrange for professional cryonics standby and transport by subcontracting with Suspended Animation, Inc. To get started, contact us at: (586) 791-5961 • email: [email protected] Visit us online at www.cryonics.org Long Life MAGAZINE A publication of the Immortalist Society ORGANIZATION NEWS 04 Cryonics Checklist Planning for your suspension 06 CI Executive Report - Dennis Kowalski 07 Joe Kowalsky Spreads the Word FEATURE STORIES page 10 10 A Young Voice in Cryonics - Ilir Dema 11 Longecity An Online Forum for Cryonicists 12 CI Statistics 13 Cryonics Groups List 14 Economies of Scale, First Response, and Funding Reanimation: Their importance to CI and to ACS - Jim Yount 17 CI Hires New Employee Meet Hilary McCauley page 20 page 17 18 Caveat “Reador” aka “Sometimes we ain’t perfect” 19 Teens and Twenties 20 Brain Preservation Prize What it means for cryonics - analysis by Aschwin DeWolf 23 Robert Ettinger’s Legacy: Leonardo Would Have Been a Cryonicist 34 Final Thoughts: “Dr Bliss & Mr Garfield’ - York Porter page 07 ONLINE PDF HYPERLINK COMPATIBILTY Since different browser configurations handle pdf links differently, if you have trouble opening any hyperlink(s) in the magazine, try these steps: 1. “Copy and paste”or manually type the hyperlink or email address into your browser or your email application’s address field. 2. Download the pdf file to your desktop. Open downloaded file in Adobe Reader or your preferred PDF viewer. 3. Change PDF viewing settings / extensions on your browser (*advanced users only*) 4. Try a different browser (especially if you’re using Internet Explorer.) We recommend Google Chrome. You’ve signed up for Cryonics Now what should you do? Welcome Aboard! You have taken the first critical step in preparing Long Life for the future and possibly ensuring your own survival. Now what A quarterly publication of the should you do? People often ask “What can I do to make sure I Immortalist Society have an optimal suspension?” Here’s a checklist of important steps 24355 Sorrentino Ct. Clinton Township MI 48035-3239 to consider. President: York W. Porter Vice-President: Debbie Fleming Secretary: Royse Brown • Treasurer: Rich Medalie Volume 48 Number 1 Become a fully funded member through life insurance or First Quarter, 2016 easy pre-payments Editorial Staff Some members use term life and invest or pay off the difference at regular intervals. Some use whole life or Executive Editor: York W. Porter [email protected] just prepay the costs outright. You have to decide what Managing Editor: Douglas Golner [email protected] is best for you, but it is best to act sooner rather then later as insurance prices tend to rise as you get older and Assistant Editor: Joe Kowalsky [email protected] some people become uninsurable because of unforeseen Contributing Editors health issues. You may even consider making CI the owner of your life insurance policy. Dennis Kowalski [email protected] John de Rivaz [email protected] Keep CI informed on a regular basis about your health status or address changes. Make sure your CI paperwork James Yount [email protected] and funding are always up to date. CI cannot help you if Copyright 2015 by The Immortalist Society all rights reserved we do not know you need help. Keep your family and friends up to date on your wishes to be cryopreserved. Being reclusive about cryonics can be Editors Emeriti: costly and cause catastrophic results. Mae Ettinger, John Bull Keep your doctor, lawyer, and funeral director up to date on your wishes to be cryopreserved. The right approach to the right professionals can be an asset. PRINT EDITION SUBSCRIPTION PRICES : Prepare and execute a Living Will and Power of Attorney Single Subscriptions delivered by mail in the USA $35 per year. for Health Care that reflects your cryonics-related wishes. Single Subscriptions delivered by mail elsewhere $40 per year. Make sure that CI is updated at regular intervals as well. Please make your payment to the Immortalist Society. The Consider joining or forming a local standby group to mailing address is 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, support your cryonics wishes. This may be one of the Michigan 40835. For PayPal payments, please use the PayPal most important decisions you can make after you are fully website and the payee address of [email protected]. If you wish to pay with VISA, Mastercard, or American Express without funded. As they say-”Failing to plan is planning to fail”. using PayPal, please phone 586-791-5961 and have your credit Always wear your cryonics bracelet or necklace identifying card information handy. your wishes should you become incapacitated. Keep a wallet card as well. If aren’t around people who support DISCLAIMER: The content in Long Life magazine represents the your wishes and you can’t speak for yourself a medical viewpoints of the individual writers and not necessarily those of the Long Life magazine staff or of the Immortalist Society that bracelet can help save you. publishes the magazine. Readers should always check with the Get involved! If you can, donate time and money. Cryonics appropriate professional individuals in whatever area the article is not a turnkey operation. Pay attention and look for content is about. Readers should always use their own informed further tips and advice to make both your personal judgment about what the best decision is and/or the best course arrangements and cryonics as a whole a success. of action they should make or take. While the editorial staff attempts to ensure that articles contain accurate statements of fact, it cannot guarantee this. Further, an article’s grammar and punctuation are checked but are sometimes left “as is” to allow an individual writer’s full freedom of expression, whatever the rules on proper grammar may be. CI Executive Report Dennis Kowalski - President, Cryonics Institute toxicity. Our hopes are to use what we learn to directly improve our patient perfusions here at CI, giving our members the latest and best technology coming from the cryobiology community.